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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
Gonzalo was arrested and killed for saying nothing more than what Don Jr. and JD Vance have said about the war in Ukraine.

He only stayed in Ukraine between he had two children that lived there.

Dissent is not allowed in Ukraine. It's absurd to try to pass it off as a democracy. It's as repressive as the old Soviet Union.

175 posted on 01/20/2024 3:38:43 PM PST by Kazan
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To: Kazan

“Gonzalo was arrested and killed for saying nothing more than what Don Jr. and JD Vance have said about the war in Ukraine. He only stayed in Ukraine between he had two children that lived there.”

I appreciate your comment. I shared my basic source of info.
https://www.newsweek.com/who-gonzalo-lira-pro-putin-american-expat-dies-ukrainian-jail-1860496
Other than that, I cannot agree or disagree with you.

Newsweek said Lira was “FORMERLY A PICK-UP ARTIST who posted videos to YouTube.” What exactly does that refer to?
Hopefuly, it is not this googled definition:
1- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist.
2- https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/negging-pick-up-artist-meaning???????


176 posted on 01/20/2024 3:54:54 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com (Pray for God's intervention to stop Putin's invasion of Ukraine 🇺🇸 )
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To: Kazan

He was providing aid and comfort (using the American terms), to Ukraines enemies, while Ukraine was at war. All that while residing in Ukraine.
He was imprisoned, and then was released on bail.

He could easily have shut up for the duration, and would then probably have been quietly deported.

But he kept on on badmouthing Ukraine, while in Ukraine, which is at war with G.Liras friends, so of course he was jailed again.

The Ukrainian government was very accomodating, seeing as it is a country at war. Ukraine behaved honorably given the circumstances. The US, Britain and France were no kinder in WW2 to that sort of person.


183 posted on 01/21/2024 3:03:07 AM PST by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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